The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 17, 1952, Page 1

Rsy West, Florida, has the most équable climate in thé country, with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit e Acy lest THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN TH DL. crates No. 300 KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1952 kk * zkxxer* kk oe xk xk Citi E U.S.A. 2-MILLION DOLLAR SEWER PROJECT OK’ The Associated Press Teletype Features" and ‘Phote Services. For 72 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS »* xk k x** KEY WEST IMPROVEMENT DISSOL VES CORP. BY LOT Helberg, Golan And Conly Divide 600 Acres For Own Development; Car. Still Purchase Meacham Field By SUSAN McAVOY The dissolution of Key West Improvement, Inc., owners of 600 res on the island of Key West, largest landowners in the city, has come final, A. E. Golan, former treasurer told this reporter by. lephone from Miami yesterday. i Golan, Vincent Conley, president, and Charles Helberg, secre- ; ry drew lots for three equally valuable shares of the corporation’s dings which comprise all of South Roosevelt Boulevard, the lew of the Island and much of the land between South Roosevelt | [Nov York City’s Mayor Rests In Key West na north Roosevelt. The choice property will be de- loped by each of the three pro- ters according to their own lans, Golan said yesterday. “| hope to put in a yacht basin fon my property near the old ‘wooden bridge near Cow Key.” the lawyer told me. Golan retains, of course, owner- ip of Raul’s restaurant. He had ready sold the Key Ambassador relatives. The Key Wester, luxury hotel the boulevard is owned 50 per mt by Charles Helberg, 30 per mt by Benjamin Kilpatrick and per cent by a man named are, Conley drew property at the head of the island near. the Naval hospital. He filed 17 deeds in the courthouse on Tuesday showing his division of acreage. The other ‘two officers Golan and Helberg have not as yet filed their deeds ‘of individual ownership. Though the company is dissolved y one of the individuals in the rporation or their assigns can y back Meacham airport should ie County abandon its use as an irport. This was in the deed agree- ment signed by the County Com- missioners and the corporation baring one month age. The Boag ution therefore ai Golai’s, Helber bye ee Sosa right to repurchase Meacham, ‘Should the county decide to move its airport farther up the Keys, The corporation bought original- 880 acres for $200,000. Will Por- ” was majority stock holder of ie company which sold to the Key West Improvement corpora- jon. Since then the corporation has sold 160 of these ginal 880 acres for $150,000 to Monroe to the Grace ‘one to the Margaret Ann stores corporation on Flagier Avenue, which means that their vriginal investment in the Island has realized a fair re- turn, As individuals Heiberg and Go- lan, the former in partnership with Benjamin Kilpatrick, put up the aed motels out on the boule- ard. Golan did an extensive and expensive overhauling of Raul’s in- to the modern, deluxe restaurant It is today. Eath of the officers drew ap- proximately 200 acres in the recent dissolution of the corporation. A detailed breakdown of the division pf the land will be printed on the real estate page of The Citizen. Part of the plans of the corpora- | were to construct a canal the mgth of the island, This project (Continued On Page Nine) Ford Lincoln Mercury PHONE Today's Special 1951 FORD $1,395.00 LOW MILEAGE 2-5631 Ford 110417A of December 6, 1952, the) Monroe Motors, Inc. + Lincein - PHONE 2.5631 Naval Personnel And Employees Have 2-Day Leave In accordance with Executive’ Orders 10358 of June 9, 1952 and Navy Department and its Field, Service will be closed to business; on Thursday, December 25 and Friday, December 26, 1952. All eniployees, except those re-| quired for maintenance, security, | or other essential duty, will be excused from work for the entire work days of December 25 and 26! with the exception of temporary wage board (shop) employees ap- pointed for periods not exceeding one year. ! Employees in leave tus on) December 26 will receive pay for, that day with no charge to leave. County Educators Attend Conclave Leland March, general supervi- sor of instruction, and Sete of Poy helping for ac: schools Cronk el PState, following a conference Mon- day. a educators of Monroe, Brow- Dade and Palm Beach county in Fort Lauderdale on Mon- day with Dr. J. T. Kelly, state director of accreditation of schools. They thrashed out proposals for new standards to be set for the schools throughout the state. Colored educators met the fol- lowing day. Monroe county was represented by Roy Allen, princi- pal of Douglass school. After the proposals have been coordinated’ with those of other counties, revised standards will be sent back to Monroe for their ap- proval or suggestions, March said. The final accreditation standards should be set by spring. Safety Club To Hold Xmas Dance A dance for the JayCee’s Youth Safety Drivers’ Club will be held on December 23, State Highway Patrolman Marvin J. Wilder an- nounced today. The teenage drivers will dance and eat at the JayCee clubhouse on Flagler Avenue Time of the dance will be announced later. 2-5631 Mercury ‘ MAYOR VINCENT IMPELLITTERI shown as. he registered at the Casa Marina yesterday upon arrival from New York. He planned to spend five days here before returning to the political prob- lems of the largest city in the world. Mrs. Impellitteri was not with him, MAY OR MAY NOT RUN FOR RE-ELECTION SAYS NEW YORK CITY'S MAYOR IN KEY WEST IMPELLITTERI TAKES TIME OFF FROM BUDGETING AT CASA MARINA i BY SUSAN MCAVOY New York Mayor Vincent Im- pellitteri, whose job is second only in size to the Presidency of the U. S., the largest city in the world, told of some of his problems at break- fast in his sun-drenched suit at the Casa Marina this morning. “lm not prepared to answer whether or not I'll run again next November,” said the vital dark New Yorker. “I have form- ed no opinions about it and reached no conclusions.” Impellitteri took office on” Sept- | ember 2, 1950 when Mayor Bill | O'Dywer resigned. He was elected Mayor, in November 1950. Choosing Key West as his vaca- tion spot this year rather than the Isle of Pines, south of Cuba, came | about because his wife was enor- (Continued On Page Nine) Christmas Suggestions Gilbert and Oster Hair Dryers and Massager USE OUR LAY-AWAY PLAN HOME APPLIANCE CO., INC. 605 Simonton St. Attention Please! KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN By Calling MR. FEINSTEIN DIAL 2.3036 We BUY all kinds of JUNK All Kinds of Scrap Metal Located at Simonton & Dey Sts. EQUIPMENT FOR Under Water Fishing | Thompson Enterprises, Inc.! HARDWARE DIVISION Caroline St. Dial 2.3132 as chief executive of| Dial 2.3621 Smoke Nuisance Reported Here A petition bearing the names of 46 residents in the area near |the City Electric Company's |newly constructed steam plant, (charging smoke and soot from the plant is causing a nuisance, | was read before the city com- | mission at their meeting last night. The commissioners instructed officials of the company to take immediate steps to correct the situation. The area is bounded by Wil- | liam, Eaton and Caroline Streets. Dense smoke issuing from a chimney there was the basis for | the cor nt by the petitioners. | | Typewriters Repaired Free Estimates . Work Guaranteed PRICES REASONABLE TYPEWRITER JONES $17 Duval st 2) 2 sie. ae DUVAL CLUB DANCING NIGHTLY MON., DEC. 15 | Proudly Presents... LOU BORDISE | and His “International Tric” ! In Its New Room THE HUT EVERY NIGHT from 10 P.M. 426 GREENE STREET Next to the Western Union No Cover DIAL 2.9283 "all 3 AM. | ; ae Citizen Statf Photo Sidewalk Repairs Are Scheduled City Manager Dave King. was given permission by the City Com- mission to issue a call for bids for sidewalk construction and repairs in the City. King has completed the specifi- (Continued On Page Nine) TONIGHT FOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP JOEY MAXIM LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT vs. ARCHIE MOORE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT or RADIO SPONSORED BY CBS. MONROE BEER No Minimum | DISTRIBUTORS, INC $100 Prize To Drive-In e Name Winner Sirugo To Give $100 For Best Name Of New SI Drive-In Movie A prize of $100 was offered to- day to any resident of Monroe county who submits the best name for the new $100,000. drive- in theater on Stock Island. Joe Sirugo, builder of the theater, is contributing the prize which will be awarded the day before Christmas to any man, woman, or child, Navy or civilian in the county whose name for the theater is selected by a panel of the five Judges in the county. Names for the new theater should be sent to Drive-In Thea- ter, at The Citizen, Sirugo said. All names must be submitted by Monday, midnight, so that the Judges can meet on Tuesday to choose the winner. The prize will be announced the day before Christmas. Judges for the contest are Cir- cuit Court Judge Aquilino Lopez, Tr. County Judge Raymond R. Lord, Criminal Court Judge (Continued On Page Nine) CITRUS GROWERS SEEK TO SAVE ORCHARDS - MIAMI, Fla. (#—Smudge fires ‘wrned in Florida’s rich cit ‘roves and on vegetable A ing on : The Fi ederal-State sa a this morning as the pedi prolonged cold wave continued. No action on the retention of the 5% acre tract of bay bottom land ‘was taken by the city commission last night despite heated opposi- tion. to the decision by the com- missioners to relinquish the city’s reservation to the land by the state Internal Improvement Board. Edward Ciesinski,*who was a member of the recently enpanel- led Grand Jury which investigat- ed the bay bottom land situation in Key West last month, voiced the most vehement dissaproval ‘to return of the land to the state where it may be sold to private interests. The jury had recom- mended that the city acquire all possible land along Roosevelt Boulevard. Ciesinski, in a point blank blast. at the commissioners, stated that the sale of land in Garrison Bight to private in- terests in the face of the city’s avowed desire to develop the land as a park area was a “steal.” Ciesinski also sharply criticized the sale of 5 acres of bottom land to a Tallahasse attorney, Lyman fused permission to buy land in the Bight aréa. Another dissenter to the move to POOR OLD CRAIG SERVICE STATION Francis at Truman Dial 29193 Your PURE ler Tires .. J. R. Stowers Co As usual we are offering $10 as a trade-in on your old bike. | USE ouR ' LAY-AWAY PLAN j | kkk Kk sk Washington Gives City Green Light For Sewer System Work The City of Key West received a Christmas gift from the Federal Government today when a grant of funds amounting to $1,271,914 was approved for badly needed repairs and additions to Key West’s antiquated and totale ly inadequate sewage system, Word that the city has been given the green light on the project, which will cost a total of $2,121,194, was re- ceived in a phone call to The Citizen this morning from Whittaker, after the city was re-| Representative Bill Lantaff in Washington. Final approval of the arrangements for the financing climaxed over a year of work by City Manager Dave King, Miami Mourns Death Of Head Of University MIAMI (®—All activities at the University of Miami,were suspend- ed today out of respect to Dr. Bowman F. Ashe, only president the university ever had, who died Tuesday of a cerebra] hemorrhage. Ashe, who was 67, had been con- fined to Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables since Nov. 7 when he suf- fered what physicians’ termed a “moderately severe cerebral ac- cident.” He appeared to be recovering (Continued On Page Nine) NEW YUGOSLAV ENVOY BELGRADE,,. Yugoslavia, ) — Official sources reported today that the British government has accepted the appointment of Vlad- imar Willebit as Yugoslavia’s new bassador to Britain. Willebit, a World War II parti- san ter who has been serving ‘as minister to Italy; will succeed Josip’ Prilej, who has been as+ signed to the Foreign Ministry, return to the state the tract of land, Carleton Smith, a member of the Planning Commission, was told after he had asked if the city had been given an opportunity to purchase bay bottom land along the boulevard before the pi interests gobbled it up, that construction of a public park area was not deemed sufficient ' cause by the trustees of the Internal Improvement Board to sell it to them.” An unidentified citizen, who spoke in opposition to the city's policy of returning the land to the state shortly after they had re- quested the granting of further land on the Roosevelt Boulevard, summed up his condemnation with a simple, “it doesn't make sense.” Commissioner Jack Delaney went on record as asking trot the city take action to determine if the IIB board actually hes the right to sell bay bottom "53 EVINRUDE “25” $399.00 DeLuxe Speedicraft Boat $395 KEY WEST OUTBOARD 1116 Eaton Street NOTICE NEW ADDRESS OF THE CONGER LIFE INSURANCE CO. Is 907 United St. “This means the new system will be under construction with- in three months and that every- one in the city will have the benefit of completely modern sewage facilities without any in- crease in taxation whatsoever. | am very happy that the project has, been approved,” King said. Mayor C. B. Harvey hailed the approval of the long awaited con- struction as a great step forward, when he said: “This is one of the biggest boosts for progress in Key West in late years. It is very gratifying to hear that we can go ahead with the work.” Plans for the financing of the new system were given top priority in the nation, Lantaff said today, Reason for the top importance assigned to the Key West project is the fact that the huge influx of population here as a result of expanded military activities in the area have made the city’s exist- ing sewer facilities totally inade- quate. Key West was designated as a Critical Defense Area over a year ago. The population has doubled since the outbreak of the Korean War. x at much in the Lantaff said he mie 3s cots (Continued On Page LOCAL MAN PROTESTS CITYS ACTION ON BA Y BO TTOM LAND Supreme Court since 1917 hes the procedure is Commissioner Louis M. 4 Eisner, in decrying the “ recy” with which the sale of land in Gerrison has been con- ducted in the past, asked that city officiels be notified when further parcels of land are put ap for sale. “We don’t even know when the land is put up for sale, Land in Garrison Bight has been sold right over our heads,” Eisner said. The commissioners gave no in dication that they would reconsi- der their decision to give up the land although Mayor Harvey said that “We have weakened our case, We should do everything in our power to retain all possible (Continued On Page Nine) 10% DISCOUNT ON ANY ITEM IN OUR STORE EXCEPT FAIR TRADE MERCHANDISE OFFER ENDS MIDNIGHT, DEC. 24 DURBIN’S Jewelry Appliances 419 Simonton St, | DIAL 2-2343 STOCK FOR KEY WEST SALVAGE CO. Contractors and Builders Attention USED — STEEL PIPE - BEAMS - OF ALL SIZES We Want Junk of All Kinds OLD CARS AND TRUCKS DIAL 26141 or DIAL 2-2940 ISLAND SALE ANGLES